Northwest Passage expedition 1903
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The Northwest Passage expedition of 1903 was Roald Amundsen’s pioneering Arctic voyage that achieved the first successful navigation of the fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Northwest Passage expedition 1903 canonical | 1 |
| Northwest Passage expedition 1906 | 1 |
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Target entity: Northwest Passage expedition 1903 Context triple: [Roald Amundsen, startDateOfEvent, Northwest Passage expedition 1903]
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Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
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Chelyuskin expedition
The Chelyuskin expedition was a 1933–1934 Soviet Arctic voyage whose ship became trapped and crushed by ice, leading to a dramatic mass rescue that became a major propaganda triumph for the USSR.
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Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
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Norge expedition
The Norge expedition was a pioneering 1926 airship journey led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the Arctic via the North Pole.
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1908–1909 North Pole expedition
The 1908–1909 North Pole expedition was Robert E. Peary’s controversial Arctic journey during which he claimed to have become the first person to reach the geographic North Pole.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Northwest Passage expedition 1903 Target entity description: The Northwest Passage expedition of 1903 was Roald Amundsen’s pioneering Arctic voyage that achieved the first successful navigation of the fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
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A.
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Chelyuskin expedition
The Chelyuskin expedition was a 1933–1934 Soviet Arctic voyage whose ship became trapped and crushed by ice, leading to a dramatic mass rescue that became a major propaganda triumph for the USSR.
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C.
Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
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D.
Norge expedition
The Norge expedition was a pioneering 1926 airship journey led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the Arctic via the North Pole.
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E.
1908–1909 North Pole expedition
The 1908–1909 North Pole expedition was Robert E. Peary’s controversial Arctic journey during which he claimed to have become the first person to reach the geographic North Pole.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic expedition
ⓘ
polar exploration voyage ⓘ |
| achievement | first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| arrivalCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| arrivalDate | 1906-08-31 ⓘ |
| arrivalPort | Nome ⓘ |
| arrivalRegion | Alaska ⓘ |
| commander | Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| countryOfFlag | Norway ⓘ |
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Norway ⓘ |
| departureDate | 1903-06-16 ⓘ |
| departurePort |
Christiania
ⓘ
Oslo ⓘ |
| endDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| era | Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912
ⓘ
surface form:
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition
|
| includedCrewMember |
Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm
ⓘ
surface form:
Adolf Lindstrøm
Anton Lund ⓘ Godfred Hansen ⓘ Gustav Juel Wiik ⓘ Helmer Hanssen ⓘ Peder Ristvedt ⓘ Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| interactedWith |
Inuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Netsilik Inuit
|
| leader | Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| learnedFrom | Inuit survival techniques ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| notableFor | small crew and modest vessel compared to earlier Arctic expeditions ⓘ |
| objective |
to complete the first transit of the Northwest Passage
ⓘ
to conduct magnetic observations near the North Magnetic Pole ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
|
| precededBy | earlier unsuccessful Northwest Passage attempts ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The North West Passage (book by Roald Amundsen) ⓘ |
| result |
proved the navigability of the Northwest Passage by a small vessel
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provided improved charts of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago ⓘ |
| route | Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| scientificActivity |
cartographic surveys
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geomagnetic measurements ⓘ meteorological observations ⓘ |
| shipType | converted herring fishing boat ⓘ |
| startDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| vessel | Gjøa ⓘ |
| winteredAt |
Gjøa Haven
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King William Island ⓘ |
| winteredIn |
1903–1904
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1904–1905 ⓘ |
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Subject: Northwest Passage expedition 1903 Description of subject: The Northwest Passage expedition of 1903 was Roald Amundsen’s pioneering Arctic voyage that achieved the first successful navigation of the fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
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